Spinning-ring mechanism.



IVI. H. MALONEY.

SPINNING RING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2s, I9Io.

1 1 65,01 2. I Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

risa when the fin-g is relieved of. the' imy vfligure 1-v is aplanifay typepf ringmecha'nisrn embodying'my invention. Fig: 2 isv alpcross sectibn.

l To all whom t may concern:

MICHAEL H. MALoNEcE PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

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` 4sicalcarite of Letters Patent. Paten-ged 13,39, 2L 15H5 replication rue-a Novexiir 2s; 1910; serial No; 5seen.

Be it known that I, MICHAEL MALoN'VL'xr,l

of Plymouth, in the county Vof Plyrnonthv and'Statc lolf Massachusetts, a citizen of the United' States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spinning- Ring Mechanism; of Whichthe following a full, clear, and exact descriptiong'r'eference Vbeing had to the laccompanying drawiings,y forming a part f this specification in explaining its nature.V

AMyinvention relates yto an improvement in that typev of spinning ring mechanism employing a travelerring, and pertains essentially to a'nil'nproved" means for retaina 'construction in which thetravelerring 1s elastically held or maintained a' Working normal position and from which position the' ring'may give or yi'el'dto displacing mpulses against the elastic'influenceo'f means of. retention acting to resist Such movement and which elastic influence acts also to Spontaneous'ly'return the ringto its normalposipulses tending to displace My inventionv canbest be seen and understood reference tov the drawings 1n whali-V lilewise a plan lookingat the ring mechanisim'f from the under side thereof;A `Fig. 3 shows the Same in side elevation. Fig. Ll is Fig. 5 isa section showing in enlarged'detail al portionofthe structure sho'tvn in Fig. 4l. Fig. v6 is a section taken oath@ line 6-"6- OffEig-. I.

Referring to thedrawings': l represents a base attachable to a ring rail` or other'xture f support 2. The base 1 comprises an annular seating plate 3 having a raised inturned body portion 4 framing the opening inthe base and'preferably providedyvith separate inwardly-extending flanges 5. The

upper vsideof the body 1 and ianges 5 present axtop'bearing surface 6.

7 represents the traveler ringand`8'the traveler: The ring may be and preferably is the crdinary tivo flanged type of traveler ring". The traveler ring'is'prvided With an extension 9 yvhich'forms p ractieally a part tof-it.` 'This extension-is preferably cylinf drical inform and is of such diametrical t size as will enable it to extend 'loosely through the opening in the basek into the chamber formed Within its body portion et. The extension may be attached to the travele;- ring in any suitable manner, but preferbyturningoutivardly the top edge portion of the extension toy form a clip 10 which extends aroundand grips onto the bottom iange` ofthe traveler ring on the outside.

While as above described the diametrical size of the extension is such that it may ex` tend loosely through the opening in the base and accordinglyT have freedom of movement in a vertical or axial direction, yet its size'l is preferably such that it may berather snugly retained against too excessive angular-'movement or too excessive movement in a lateral direction.' Inother Words, the relationship of the ring extension and base is preferably such that the inside edge portion of the body of the base or Lrather its separate flanges 5 Will form bearings preventing any unduelateral Aor angular displacement of the extension and traveler ring attached t it and Will act also to guide these parts' dur` ing` any movement they7 may have. It is also to be observed'that the bottom flange of the traveler ring andi clipA IO securedv to it are larger in diameter than .the opening in the base and accordingly lap' over or by its top bearingl surface 6. Y Y Referring novv tothe Ineans for elasti''ally supporting and retaining thel travelerringlf The means employed consists of elastic members o'r springsll preferably made of spring Steel. These spring members are preferably also four in number, quadrangularly arranged, and fixed` to the base Whereby' theyrnay extend from their points of fixture into the chamber formed-by the body o'f the base and connect with the Yextension y9 of the traveler ring for holding it in an operative normal position. The fixing or retention of' thesprings is such also as Will enable 'them toyield With the extension and traveler ring as theseparts yield to the pulls ofthe yarn upon the ftraveler during the operation of the device With the eect that the pull of the yarn on the one hand and the stress of the springs on the other, the springs acting also to spontaneously return the ring to its originall operative. normal position When all displacing influences cease.

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The'springs 1l may be secured to the base and madeto connect with the extension 9 of the ring in any suitable manner. method shown is the preferred one, however.

ing stamped out from metal plate. New in the formation of the base provision is made'.

for the retention of the springs 11 by raising the metal plate at the points where the springs are to be retained `to form spring chambers 12, the upper walls13 of whichA chambers extend from the inside edge to the raised body portion of the base outwardly and downwardly to the outer edgeofI its seating' plate. The, springs are's'eeured to the under side of each of the walls18 'by clips 111 stamped out of these walls and turned down and in against the outer ends of the respective springs, thereby actingtobind the same hard against the top walls 18 of their respective chambers.A

. Y lliromfthe points of their retentionthe Springs-extend inwardly clear of thev walls 13 ofl their-respective.chambers, so `that the Y springs mayliave freedom to bend or move,

and connect with the ring extension 9 at points within the body of the base. -The springs preferably connect with the ring extension by the ends of the springs projecting through the wall of the extension, openings beingV formed therein for receiving theends of the springs lby'slots- 15 formed in the wall of the extension 9. The springs "extend slightly into the hollow of the extension and their ends are turned to prevent withdrawal'.

u The springs act to elasticallysupportj the ring, the arrangement ofy the/parts being preferably such that the springs willy act to ,normally support or retain the ring and itsl extension in a position'where these partsV will be clear of the base; in other words, in

' a position where the ringv may have perfect bear against the`under sideof the top edgeV to the-body of the base or flange just. prior to the springs being bent to'contact with the interior walls 13 of their respective chanii bers which, as above explained, form a part of the base. The lugs 16 prevent also the springsV from beingybent beyond their limit of elasticity. The ringiand extension are prevented from entering; too far into'the The.'v

It will be understood that thev base. is; of a structure permitting of the use of dies'-y in forming it, the base, in other word'sbeA base, which may unduly distort or bend the springs, by the bottom flange of the ring land clip l() attached to itcontacting with ,the top bearing surface 6 of the base.

"inthe operation of the device the ring will yield to the varying impulses occasioned by the pull of the'yarn upon the traveler,

vwhich causes the ring to assume, .as said before, an equilibrium of position between Y the varying pullsof the yarn on the one side and the tension of the springs on the other,

resisting such movement. During the movenient of thering, Vwhetherthis movement be in'an axial or in anangulardirection, the ring is retainedv and guided bythe bearing of the base lagainst the ring extension. course the springs at all times during the operation of the device are tending to return the ring to its normal position, which condition of affairs is effected when all 'displacing impulses upon the ring ceases .y Having thus fully described my invenf tion,`fI claim and desire to securefby Letters atentof the United States :-.v v

V1. In a`V ring spinniV g echanism,- the combination with a traveler ring, of lmeans for elastically supportingv saidfring in an operative position, the sameV comprising separate spring members v.projecting in.

wardly, to `connect with saidftraveler ringat separate points, andv means for supporting said spring members. i 2. In a VringV spinning mechanism, the combination witha base having an opening therein, of a traveler ring having an extension projecting through theopening in said base and looselyv retained byV said base, whereby the ring may have movement relatively thereto, and means Vfor elastically. sup# porting vsaid. ring from said base, said'means comprising elastic `members .xed ,tog said base and extending to Vconnect with thesaid ringextension at .points inside the inclosure of y'said base. i

3. In a ring spinning mechanism, the combination of abavse having an "opening in it, a cylindrical member loo-sely "contained within the hollowof said .base to; project iio upwardly throughthe opening therein and laterallyretained by said base, and a series of spring members inside said base ixedly connecting therewith and elastically sup-x porting'said hollow cylindricalmember.

L1. in a ring spinning mechanism, a base having a raised Vinturned 'body portion framing an opening'in said'base,l a'traveler ring having Van extension projecting inside Y said base through the opening therein and loosely coperatingwith theinturned body .portion of said base, forming a bearing for said extensiomvineans, for elastically supporting said ring fromsaid base, saidmeans comprising elastic members fixed tosaid base to extend'beneazth'the inturned bo-dy Y portieri thereof and connect with the por tion' of said ring extended inside said base, means for securing said elastic members to Said base, said extension having also lugs coperating with said base acting as a stop for limiting the upward displacement of said ring and preventing undue stress upon said elastic members as said ring is drawn away from said base.

In a ring spinning mechanism, the combination with a base having an opening in it, of a traveler ring extending in part through the opening in said base into the interiorV thereof, and spring members secured to said base and projecting inwardly to connect with said traveler ring at separate points inside said base.

6. In a ring spinning mechanism, the

` Copies of this patent may 'be obtained for combination with a base having an opening in it, of a traveler ring extending in part through the opening in said base into the interior thereof, and spring members secured to said base and projecting inwardly to connect with said traveler ring at separate points inside said base, and which base is adapted in part also to provide a stop for limiting the upward displacement of said ring and preventing kundue stress upon said spring members as said ring is drawn away from'said base.

MICHAEL H. MALONEY.

Witnesses JOHN E. R. HAYES, GEORGE LANGTON.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner o f Patents, Washington, D. C. 

